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US4764187A
US4764187A US07/012,300 US1230087A US4764187A US 4764187 A US4764187 A US 4764187A US 1230087 A US1230087 A US 1230087A US 4764187 A US4764187 A US 4764187A
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  • This invention relates to a dynamic adsorber for removing radon and other contaminants from a fluid, and more particularly to such a dynamic adsorber having one or more adsorption beds which are periodically flushed with clean fluid to regenerate the beds without heating.
  • Radon accumulation in homes, schools and other buildings is recognized as a serious health problem. Radon is a radioactive noble gas produced in the ground by the natural decay of uranium and radium. The radon decays to a chain of daughter products which associate with dust particles in the air. The daughter products emit harmful alpha radiation which, when inhaled, damages lung tissue. Tens of thousands of cases of lung cancer are estimated to arise each year from radon infiltration into homes.
  • Radon adsorption on activated charcoal has been utilized to remove radon from uranium mines.
  • radon is collected within a charcoal bed and then removed for disposal.
  • the goal of the process is to concentrate the contaminant to facilitate disposal of the contaminant. Consequently, the charcoal bed once contaminated is cleansed by passing gas at a lower rate through the bed to produce a regeneration gas stream which has a higher contaminate concentration than the initial contaminated air.
  • the radon concentration of the charcoal bed can be lowered only to the concentration level of the regeneration gas stream which is obtained from the contaminated mine and is usually heavily contaminated.
  • the beds are typically heated during regeneration to enhance release of the radon and prevent adsorption of the radon in the regeneration gas. Heating also reduces the flow of regeneration gas required to cleanse the charcoal bed. Dual charcoal beds are operated simultaneously so that one removes contaminants while the other is regenerated. Additional charcoal beds are sometimes provided to further concentrate the regenerative gas stream.
  • Yet another object of this invention is to provide such a system and method for removing radon from buildings which minimizes heat loss due to loss of heated indoor air during cleansing of the air.
  • a still further object of this invention is to provide such a system and method which can use passively operated valves to provide reliable and inexpensive operation.
  • This invention results from the realization that truly effective removal of radon, and other contaminants at a concentration sufficiently low so that the dynamic adsorption capacity of an adsorption bed is dependent primarily on the flow rate of the carrier gas, from a home can be achieved by feeding the contaminated indoor air to the bed and then cleansing the bed utilizing essentially contaminant-free outdoor air at a flow rate which, based on the relative temperatures of the indoor air and the outdoor air, is sufficient to regenerate contaminated beds without heating, and by releasing the contaminated regeneration air to the outdoors.
  • This invention features a dynamic adsorber system for removing a contaminant from fluid, including first and second adsorption beds each having a capacity for the contaminant based substantially on the flow rate of the contaminated fluid, means for feeding contaminated fluid to be cleansed to one of the beds and for issuing cleansed fluid, and means for providing clean fluid relatively free of the contaminant to the other of the beds to flush it with the clean fluid and for issuing contaminated fluid.
  • the system further includes control means for connecting the means for feeding alternately to the first and second beds to remove the contaminant from the fluid, and for connecting the means for providing to the bed not connected to the means for feeding to regenerate that bed before it is reconnected to the means for feeding.
  • the means for providing obtains outdoor air as the clean fluid and returns the issued contaminated air outdoors.
  • the means for feeding obtains indoor air as the contaminated fluid and returns clean air indoors.
  • the control means includes timer means for establishing successive time periods to determine when each bed is to be alternately connected to one of the means for feeding and the means for providing to accomplish cleansing with or regeneration of that bed, respectively.
  • the means for feeding includes first fan means for driving the fluid to be cleansed through the first bed, and second fan means for driving the fluid to be cleansed through the second bed
  • the means for providing includes first regenerating fan means for driving the clean fluid through the first bed and second regenerating fan means for driving the clean fluid through the second bed.
  • the control means includes timer means for activating the first fan means and the second regenerating fan means during one time period and activating the second feed fan means and the first regenerating fan means during another time period to alternately cleanse with one bed while regenerating the other bed.
  • the control means further includes valve means for connecting and disconnecting each bed relative to the means for feeding and the means for providing to accomplish cleansing with or regeneration of that bed, respectively.
  • the valve means may be actuated by changes in fluid pressure induced by the fan means when activated.
  • control means includes drive means for relocating the first and second beds relative to the means for feeding and the means for providing to alternately cleanse with and regenerate each bed.
  • the first and second beds may be separate portions of a single, rotatable structure and the control means further includes timer means for periodically activating the drive means.
  • the bed may include activated charcoal, and the contaminant may be a noble gas such as radon.
  • the means for feeding supplies the contaminated fluid at a first flow rate and the means for providing provides the contaminated fluid at a second flow rate.
  • the second flow rate may vary inversely and exponentially to the difference in absolute temperatures of the contaminated fluid and the clean fluid, the temperature of the contaminated fluid being a preselected high temperature and the temperature of the clean fluid being a preselected low temperature.
  • the second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate.
  • the second flow rate may be a function of the temperature of the clean fluid and the rate at which the bed connected to the means for feeding becomes saturated with the contaminant, the temperature of the clean fluid being a preselected low temperature for the clean fluid.
  • the first and second beds are each enclosed in a housing having a first plenum associated with feed fan means and a second plenum associated with regenerating fan means, the first and second plenums developing pressure differentials opposite from each other which reverse at the end of each time period when fan activation changes.
  • the control means may further include opposing flapper valve means disposed in each plenum and operated by changes in pressure for alternately connecting the plenum to one of the means for feeding and the means for providing and disconnecting that plenum from the other as the pressure differentials reverse.
  • This invention also features a method of dynamic adsorption for removing a contaminant from a fluid, including feeding contaminated fluid to be cleansed from a first volume to an adsorption bed and returning cleansed fluid to the first volume.
  • the method further includes subsequently regenerating that bed by providing clean fluid relatively free of the contaminant from a second volume to the bed to flush it with the clean fluid.
  • the method further includes repeatedly and alternately feeding and regenerating the bed to cleanse the contaminant from the first volume, and regenerating includes returning contaminated air to the second volume.
  • the method may further include simultaneously regenerating a second adsorption bed while feeding the other bed, and subsequently feeding the second bed while regenerating the other bed to provide continuous cleansing of fluid from the first volume.
  • This invention also features a method of dynamic adsorption for removing a contaminant, including feeding at a first flow rate fluid to be cleansed from a first volume to a first adsorption bed for the contaminant, and simultaneously regenerating a second adsorption bed by providing at a second flow rate clean fluid, relatively free of the contaminant, from a second volume to the bed to flush it with the clean fluid.
  • the method further includes subsequently feeding at the first flow rate contaminated fluid to the second bed while regenerating at the second flow rate the first bed to provide continuous cleansing of fluid from the first volume.
  • the second flow rate varies inversely to the difference in absolute temperatures of the contaminated fluid and the clean fluid.
  • the second flow rate is a function of the temperature of the clean fluid and the rate at which the bed receiving contaminated fluid becomes saturated.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a regenerating dynamic adsorber system according to this invention utilizing dual charcoal cannisters;
  • FIG. 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view of one of the cannisters during the cleansing mode
  • FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram showing the saturation of the charcoal bed after one-half of a cycle
  • FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of the cannister during regeneration mode
  • FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of the charcoal bed halfway through the cycle
  • FIG. 4 is a chart showing the relationship of regeneration flow to temperature
  • FIG. 5A is a schematic cross-sectional view of an alternative dynamic adsorber system according to this invention.
  • FIG. 5B is a schematic top view of the cannister of FIG. 5A.
  • This invention may be accomplished by feeding a contaminated fluid such as indoor air to an adsorption bed and returning cleansed air to the indoors, and later regenerating that bed by providing a clean fluid such as outdoor air to the bed at a flow rate which, based on the relative temperatures of the indoor air and the outdoor air, is sufficient to flush the bed with the clean air.
  • a contaminated fluid such as indoor air
  • a clean fluid such as outdoor air
  • a dynamic adsorber system in one construction, includes two charcoal beds, one of which cleanses indoor air while the other is regenerated.
  • a single rotatable bed is divided into two beds which alternately cleanse the air and are regenerated.
  • a single bed is alternately saturated and cleansed. Fluid other than air can be cleansed according to this invention, such as by removing trace organics from water.
  • adsorption beds containing adsorbents such as activated alumina or molecular sieves may be used instead of activated charcoal.
  • Dynamic adsorber system 10, FIG. 1 is suitable for use in a home or other building and includes cannisters 12, 14 each containing adsorption beds 16, 18, respectively.
  • Cannister 12 has feed inlet 20 and feed outlet 22 for obtaining contaminated air to be cleansed and returning cleansed air during a cleansing mode.
  • Cannister 12 also contains regenerating inlet 24 and regenerating outlet 26 through which clean, outdoor air relatively free of radon enters cannister 12 during a regeneration mode to flush bed 16 with the clean air and issue contaminated air which is returned outdoors.
  • cannister 14 carries feed inlet 28, feed outlet 30, regenerating inlet 32, and regenerating outlet 34.
  • Ducts 36, 38 are connected by T-coupler 40 to duct 42 which passes through the wall of the building to obtain outdoor air.
  • Conventional 4" diameter dryer hose is acceptable for ducts 36, 38, 42.
  • Exhaust ducts 44, 46 are connected through T-coupler 48 to duct 50 which carries contaminated air used for regeneration to exhaust pipe 52, e.g., a snorkle projecting eight to ten feet above the ground outdoors.
  • cannisters 12, 14 The operation of cannisters 12, 14 is controlled by control unit 60 having timer 62. Power is obtained through plug 64 and is passed through lines 66, 68 to fans within cannisters 12, 14 to alternately establish regeneration and cleansing modes for each cannister.
  • Cannister 12 is shown in cross-section, FIG. 2A, to reveal feed fan 70 and regenerating fan 72 associated with plenums 74, 76, respectively.
  • a negative pressure differential is established in plenum 74 and a positive pressure differential is established in plenum 76 to open passive feed flapper valves 78, 80 while closing regenerating flapper valves 82, 84 by forcing valve 82 against stop 86 and drawing flap 84 against stop 88.
  • the control valves are arranged to permit forward-flushing during regeneration instead of back-flushing.
  • An acceptable dimension of cannister 12 for home use is 32" high while charcoal bed 16 is 18" square.
  • An acceptable cycle time is 30 minutes.
  • Charcoal bed 16 is shown in FIG. 2B after 15 minutes in the cleansing mode having saturated charcoal 90 separated from unsaturated charcoal 92 by mass transfer zone 94. At the end of 30 minutes, mass transfer zone 94 approaches upper boundary 96.
  • the cycle time is selected to prevent breakthrough of mass transfer zone 94 past upper boundary 96.
  • the breakthrough time depends on the rate of airflow, velocity of air through bed 16, type of charcoal, relative humidity, the volume of bed 16, and the temperature of the airflow and bed 16.
  • the flow rate of the regenerating air is typically selected as follows.
  • the maximum expected temperature of the indoor air is selected, e.g. 70° F., and a time period is determined by estimating the progression rate of the mass transfer zone for the bed in the cleansing mode. Once this time period is established, a flow rate for the regeneration air is selected which will cleanse the bed in the regenerating mode before the mass transfer zone reaches the end of the bed in the cleansing mode, that is, before that bed becomes completely saturated.
  • the flow rate of the regenerating air is selected based on the expected low temperature of the outdoor air.
  • fan 70 is switched off and fan 72 is switched on to develop a negative pressure in plenum 76 and a positive pressure in plenum 74.
  • Feed valve 78 is forced against stop 100 while feed valve 80 is drawn against stop 102.
  • regenerating valve 82 is drawn open and valve 84 is forced open to draw clean air through inlet 24 and pass contaminated regenerating air through outlet 26.
  • Fan 72 typically has a higher capacity than fan 70 and typically drives air at a higher flow through bed 16. Alternatively, a single reversing fan having two different rotational speeds replaces fans 70, 72. As shown in FIG.
  • Mass transfer zone 94 meets lower threshold 104 in twenty to twenty-five minutes, well before bed 18 of cannister 14 becomes saturated.
  • the relationship between the regeneration flow and temperature is shown in FIG. 4 by curve 110.
  • the relative flow is the regeneration flow rate required relative to the flow rate of contaminated air to be cleansed at 70° F.
  • a relative flow of 1.0 shown by point 112 corresponds to a temperature of the regenerating gas stream at approximately 70° F. while twice the flow, represented by point 114, is required to regenerate a charcoal bed in this same period of time when the regenerating gas stream is at 45° F.
  • the 70° F. temperature is a typical maximum operating temperature of the airflow to be cleansed when the beds are located in a basement.
  • the capacity of the regenerating feed fans is set at a capacity suited to handle most of the lowest temperatures. Actual outdoor temperatures may drop briefly below the minimum selected temperature, but during 95-98% of the year the selected temperature is exceeded. In Massachusetts, for example, the outdoor temperature is at or above 11° for 98% of the year. Further, during the winter the basement temperatures are lower, e.g. 50° F., so the mass transfer zone progresses at a slower rate during cleansing of the indoor air. For example, feed fan 70 has a capacity of 50 cubic feet per minute while regenerating fan 72 has a capacity of 100 cubic feet per minute for a 2000 square foot house.
  • a temperature sensor 116 FIG. 1, can be placed outdoors to vary the speed of the regenerating fans according to the temperature of the outdoor air. When the outdoor air is warmer than the indoor air, which is measured by temperature sensor 118, the flow rate of regenerating air can be lower than the flow rate of contaminated air.
  • Dynamic adsorber system 120 FIG. 5A, is shown in cross-section having regenerating fan 122 and feed fan 124.
  • Single cylindrical structure 126 is divided into two beds 128, 130 separated by partition 132.
  • Structure 126 is supported by shaft 134 which turns on bearing 136 and is driven by reversing drive motor 138 as controlled by timer 139.
  • FIG. 5B As shown in FIG. 5B, during one cycle partition 132 is forced against one side of flanges 138, 140 while during the next cycle the bed is rotated 180° to force partition 132 against the opposite side of flanges 138, 140.
  • Indoor air is driven at a first rate past fan 124, FIG.

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FI884597A FI884597A0 (fi) 1987-02-09 1988-10-06 Regenererande dynamiskt adsorberande system och foerfarande foer avlaegsning av foeroreningar.
NO884477A NO884477L (no) 1987-02-09 1988-10-07 Regenererende, dynamisk adsorberingssystem og fremgangsmaate for fjerning av forurensning.

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